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EXHIBITIONS

Our exhibitions embody simplicity, accessibility, and inclusivity. They primarily spotlight local talent from Rajasthan, offering a platform for them to experiment and showcase both finished and ongoing works. This initiative serves as a stepping stone to broader opportunities, creating a supportive environment where artists can freely share their creativity and contribute to building a vibrant artistic community in Jodhpur.

Led by the Line

by Divyanshu Gurjar

Divyanshu Gurjar’s exhibition ‘Led by the Line’ is born out of a simple yet profound act: the repetition of the line. Through meditative, almost ritualistic motions, he draws and redraws lines, not to contain form, but to invite it. What begins as a gesture of repetition gradually transforms into a vocabulary of shapes, movements, and emotional registers. Each stroke becomes a search, a question, an unraveling of thought into texture.

 

In surrendering to the discipline of the line, Divyanshu doesn’t seek control but discovery. The forms that emerge are not pre-planned compositions, but organic, evolving landscapes born out of practice and instinct. His work resists narration, choosing instead to exist in the liminal space between abstraction and memory — where rhythm becomes structure, and structure dissolves again into rhythm.

 

This exhibition is both a visual record of process and a philosophical inquiry into repetition, restraint, and the unexpected poetry of form.

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Imagination

by Bjoern Lengers

Imagination as collective practice

Bjoern's installation invites strangers to share their creativity without technical barriers, crafting poetic moments together. It transforms a public table into an ephemeral stage of co-creation, where strangers craft new visual worlds and narratives using pre-set poetic prompts and simple materials. The autonomous, AI-driven installation blends spontaneous craftmanship with aesthetic traditions, it gives rise to fleeting works that distill moments of human encounter - a dialogic experiment probing the boundaries between individual, community, and technology. This way, fleeting works born from human connection and aesthetic tradition capture the essence of a moment.

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Kalbeliya Kala

with Suwa Devi

Triptych Presentation - Conversations, Exhibition, Performance​

Kalbeliya Kala was conceived as a triptych presentation — weaving together conversations, an exhibition, and a performance — to offer an immersive exploration of the Kalbeliya community’s artistic legacy. At its heart was the formidable Suwa Devi, an icon of Kalbeliya dance, music, and social justice. A pioneering artist who shaped the stage style now globally associated with Kalbeliya dance, Suwa Devi is also a community leader who fostered resilience in Dhola, a village she effectively founded.

The conversations traced the lineage and evolution of Kalbeliya performance practices, while engaging with the socio-political challenges the community continues to face. The exhibition highlighted the intricate craft of beaded jewelry — a lesser-known yet vital aspect of Kalbeliya artistic expression.

The triptych culminated in a powerful performance by Suwa Devi and her ensemble. More than a celebration, Kalbeliya Kala was a reclamation of narrative — creating space for the community’s voice, agency, and legacy beyond the stage.

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Thorr is a Jodhpur-based collective of of socially engaged, creative professionals— researchers, artists, and writers committed to vernacular knowledge, communities, and landscapes.

 

Rooted in collaboration and co-creation, we create inclusive knowledge through dialogue, reciprocal exchange, and cross-community interaction, bridging academia and the public.

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